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    I'm crazy sensitive and never ate out much anyway, but I've found success most of the time if I follow a few rules. 1) Eat at 11:00 or 2-4:30. The restaraunt is slower and the chef and waitstaff will have time to think about what they are doing instead of accidentally falling into autopilot. 2) Eat at any restaraunt who has a Chef (not just a cook). Ask...
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    As an alternative, if you want to eat for the first time at your parents around 4, stuff that hen ahead of time and cook her in a loaf pan covered in foil at your parents house. I've used the disposable loaf pans and they smoosh nicely into a corner in the back of the oven. I wrote DO NOT OPEN in permanant marker on the foil and no helpful relatives accidentally...
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    Start by prepping this weekend. That will make your morning less stressful. I've cooked those little cornish game hens for Thanksgiving for several years and while they don't taste like turkey, they are a little different than plain chicken. They are terribly fun to eat a tiny turkey. Make the curry carrot soup this weekend and freeze it. Thaw it Wednesday...
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    Gluten free food is healthy food. You are doing them no harm by feeding them gluten-free foods. You mention cooking whole foods and offering fruit and peanut butter. Even a picky eater will get better nutrition from this than fast food and white bread. Make sure your kids are getting their vitamins since our grains are not fortified like wonder bread and...
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    Early on, I read a study that suggested 4-6 months was the ideal age to introduce gluten to reduce the risk of celiac. Others have quoted 6-9 months. You may want to do a little research into this and discuss it with her doctor. I have no advice for baby foods, but I'm watching this thread for ideas when my little one gets here.
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    I say enjoy the ski trip with gusto! Talk to the hosts a 2-4 weeks ahead of time. Let them know you developed food allergies and will be shipping out a box or two of food so that they don't have to worry about cooking for you. (After a recent trip back home with a suitcase full of food, I wish I had shipped it instead of lugging it through a train station...
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    My breakfast protien is pretty limited and I really feel better if I start the day with a hefty dose of protien. I need some new ideas. No Casin, No Eggs, No nuts. Right now, I'm having soy yogurt or a few slices of lunch meat. I'm pretty sick of them.
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    ARCHIVED Sick Of Being Ignored

    SGWhiskers replied to SGWhiskers's topic in Doctors

    You have given me a lot of food for thought. It's scary to think about the processing of our food. I know I react to foods processed on shared lines. I've also got a suspicion that I'm someone who reacts to too much gluten in gluten free mixes. My thyroid's been checked a million times with several different forms of the tests. It always comes out well within...
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    I'm so proud of you too. Glad to see you are able to do things which make you happy again.
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    My brother, his wife and their 2 kids spent the weekend with us. I had hoped to have them all gluten free all weekend as I suspect their daughter has celiac too. I knew it was unlikely a weekend would be long enough to cause symptoms when she added back gluten on the car ride home, but I was hoping. Well with outings and restaraunt meals, they were not gluten...
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    I'd love a link to that article. Is it the damaged vili that make it hard to absorb the fats? I eat almost exclusively healthy fats with the exception of whatever is attached to my meats. Since going gluten-free, and getting rid of processed foods and dairy, I'm pretty liberal with my olive, grapeseed, almond and hazelnut oils. Those nut oils add a bit of...
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    I've moved into a new subdivision with only a few houses in a new state. Our subdivision has an annual Christmas dinner at a fairly expensive restaraunt ($30.00/person). I would really like to go so I can meet people. I'm not working regularly yet and need to form a new social network. I got the invitation in the mail today and there is a preplanned choice...
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    Thank you for posting your painful history. I really do hope that it convinces a few people the power of a little gluten and the risks of consuming gluten when your body is sensitive or you have a diagnosis.
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    I agree with tarnalberry as long as your daughter would commit to being gluten free without "proof" she is celiac. If she is wishy washy with the diet, then she might be better off getting the blood test right away and then committing. If she is worried about her baby needing the nutrients in wheat, assure her it is not necessary. There is overlap of these...
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    ARCHIVED Sick Of Being Ignored

    SGWhiskers posted a topic in Doctors

    So dispite a strict gluten-free diet, I'm convinced I have an additional autoimmune disease. I'm convinced with the same certainty I had prior to my Celiac diagnosis when I knew something was wrong that my doctors were not addressing. I was getting the run around then, and I feel the same way now. OK, so I moved to a new state recently and needed to get...
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    Hair grows in cycles. When there is a major shock to your system (like pregnancy/delivery), it goes into a dormant phase then about 3 months later falls out. Not all of it. Don't worry. Then it starts to regrow again. When I went gluten free, I too noticed larger than normal amounts of hair falling out at about the 3 month mark. I still can't figure out why...
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    I would get a second opinion about taking her off the gluten-free diet. Also, Celiac is associated with many autoimmune conditions. A friend of mine's teenage son lost all his eyelashes then eyebrows, then eventually patches of hair. He and then his whole family were eventually diagnosed with multiple autoimmune disfunctions at the same time. he did not...
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    Consider that Celiac has probably made you lactose intolerant at least for the first 6 months of the diet. The tips of the villi make the enzyme responsible for breaking down lactose. These tips are the first to be damaged and the last to heal. Skip the milk for now and try reintroducing aftre 6 months with a little cheese or smaller bits of dairy. With...
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    I would let them know that you are looking forward to seeing everyone and celebrating your birthday. Tell them that you want all of them to have a good time and that they should cook foods they love to eat. Tell them that you're still learning how sensitive you are to your "new allergy" and you will be bringing your own. If they want to do something special...
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    I thought I'd pop this up in an easy to find place for today. I hope all the little monsters have fun. I'm looking forward to the leftovers tonight. Thank you to to the original poster.
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    Many of us have had similar experiences to you. It's unfortunate that your little one had to get so sick for doctors to get you good information, but now you're on the right track. Kids heal faster than adults and your son has been diagnosed at a young age. He'll be feeling better in no time. Kitchen plastics, cast iron, scratched non-sticks, and wood...
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    My reactions got milder, but were all variations on the symptoms I had before going gluten-free. I did notice that other food intolerances that were not obvious before, started showing up as different kinds of milder non-typical for me reactions. I keep a gluten-free house as well and still manage to cross contaminate myself every month or two from something...
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    We know that endometriosis is suspected to have an autoimmune connection if not being an autoimmune disease in its own right. We also know that PCOS is related to diabeties and that diabeties can be related to Celiac. It does not surprise me that either of these conditions would respond to a gluten-free diet. The malnutriton that celiac causes can also have...
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    Thanks for your post. I'm a speech pathologist and will be excited to see what is on the site you suggested. I've been reading lately about VCD being autoimmune, so it does not surprise me that gluten is a trigger. I don't have any VCD patients in my practice right now, but I have a colleague who treats many. I'll be passing on what I learn to her. And now...
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    Cass has good advice. I'll add that it is easy to think "Oh, a little cross contamination won't hurt ME." Wrong. I didn't start really feeling better until 3 months into the diet when I started getting very proactive about cross contamination. I found that reading everything from this site and medical articles helped me the most. Always have food...
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